Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-05-09

met again this afternoon in further con
test.
Brioblayeis in Yankton receive SAC
as q days wages and there is not an III
man in the city. The season is ye
early, and there is still much to be done
so that the workers will have . prosper
GUS season.
The Yapkton roller skating rink tina
was is apile OF scantling. flooring shingles
tar paper and clapboards, which vii
reappear soon in several new cottages
to be built by j. T. Sargent and E. Il
Guild in west Yankton.
Yesterdays weather was PARTICULAR,
alluring to owners of horses and vehicle
and many who did not OWE a "rig'
sought the livery stables and the countr.
roads and the streets and boulevards O
the city were alive with carrlage parties
all day.
Mrs. Jennie 81. Caldwell, the evange
list, was greeted with a very larg,
audience last evening, it being the occa
sion of her last appearance for the pres
ent in Yankton. Mrs. Caldwell hal
worked long ana faithfully in Yankton
and not without gratifying results.
John @. Baker, of Yankton, WAS award
ed the contract for doing the brick work
on the large bank building which is tt
ho oroo}ad in Arnour Tho ooopop ord
for which Yankton brick makers furnish
ed the material. Mr.. Baker is now il
Armour and has made a start on The
building.
Company e is called to meet at the
armory at 7:30 tomorrow evening, a
which time arrangements will be made
for either recognizing or disbandint
the company. Action must be taken a
once and all who are interested ar,
earnestly requested to be present. Al
enoampment is to be held this year
possibly at Pierre, Dakota.
MI. Walker, proprietor of the Mer.
chants hotel, is proving himself to be al
active, progressive citizen, and Therefore
a valuable addition to Yankton's popu.
lation. Mr.. Walker has invested in rea
estate to some extent in Yankton, hi
last purchase having been four lots or
north Broadway and upon them he vii
soon begin the erection of a residence o
the Queen Anne style which he will oc-
cupy with his family as a residence.
Henry Wagner, owner of the bricl
yards located in east Yankton, is at worl
with a force of seventeen men upon
contract for 100000 brick for parties out
side of Yankton. This force OF mel
makes 16,500 brick every ten hours, ant
Mr.. Wagner thinks he will have to keel
an increased force going all summer t,
supply the demand for brick. The fire
in the kiln have been started and tn
first new brick of the season will g
north by train on Monday next.
AT q meeting Of the board of education
held on Saturday evening the schoo
bonds Issued o month ago were ratified
and with the $10,250 thus obtained, ole
bonds we're paid off and cancelled. Their
is no prospect of having increased schoo
room this year. something which the cit.
needs very much. Parents anxious tt
have children who have been exposed t.
scarlet fever attend school are requested
to peruse q resolution which is printe'
IN anather column.
Harry G.. Dennis, one OF Yankton'
enterprising boys, is doing a business
this summer which older heads have
| tackled and failed to succeed in. Harr,
| has rented 400 acres of land two mile
north of the city and is herdiEg thereon
ia head of cattle for people in the city
He labors himself and employs tire
boys, paying them $12a month each 10
their services for herding. Henry re
~celves one dollar per month per head c
stock and it may be readily noticed thu
he will have some money to buy marble
with In the fall if collections are good.
OF the Kate Bensberg opera company
which appears in Yankton tomorrow an
Wednesday evenings. the Sioux Fall
Press OF Saturday last says: "Siou:
Falls has been visited by many large
troupes than the Kate Bensberg Englis
opera company, but never by any cha
gave a smoother or more artistic per
Torrance. The presentation of Bale
sleeping Queen" and the second act Q
Fotow's martha" was as nearly pei
feet as anything the CITY has eve enjoy
ed, In addition to the vocal merits {
the company it posses ses excellent dra
matio talent"
The huge column of black smoke whic
was seen going up from the north blu.
this forenoon assembled from Patric
Cornwalls barn, which was burning. Tt
barn was located way out on Broadwa
and was set on fire by o small boy an
some matches and was entirely destroye
together with adjacent fencing and
large hay stack. The barn, which WE
built of chalk rock and did not contai
anything OF value at the time, but I'll
walls are badly scorched and will requil
~.conslderabls repairing. The boy VII
caused the fire left the premises for fe,
of encounteriug unpleasant results An
ct two O'Clock had not been seer or hear
from. There was some speculation as
whether or not he went went mp in Il
smoke, but a nelghbor who saw him hi
diepelled all fears. No alarm WAS run
BEGAN SO the smoke was supposed to CON
from a locomotive in the Norkhwestei